Woman crossing street outside Fresno home is struck and killed
A 55-year-old woman was struck and killed Saturday evening when she was crossing a street in central Fresno, the California Highway Patrol said.
She was identified Monday by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as Martha Mejia of Fresno.
Officers responded to a call of a collision at Clinton Avenue west of Cedar Avenue around 7:15 p.m.
CHP spokesman Mike Salas said Mejia left her home on the south side of Clinton Avenue and entered the roadway with the intent of crossing the street where her vehicle was parked.
The driver of a 2014 Toyota Corolla was traveling eastbound on Clinton Avenue and did not see Mejia, striking her in the roadway, Salas said.
Mejia was taken to Community Regional Medical Center where she died.
The driver and three occupants of the Toyota were not injured.
Eastbound lanes of Clinton Avenue were shut down for 45 minutes to investigate the collision.
Drugs and alcohol were not a factor, Salas said.
This story was originally published October 25, 2020 at 8:32 PM.
